Planning appeal decision
19 Oakroyd Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 2EH
Planning appeal 3290833 at 19 Oakroyd Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 2EH (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 8 April 2022 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Royds Estate Conservation Area (RECA).
Rear dormer and 2 no side Velux windows
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- EN6 2EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Royds Estate Conservation Area (RECA)
What decided it
The proposed dormer would integrate with the established pattern of rear dormer extensions across the roofscape of the street and would preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14Policy CS22Policy SADM29Policy SADM30
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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